Practical Ethics
Peter Singer
Practical Ethics is a classic introduction to applied ethics, addressing a range of ethical challenges from daily life to global issues. This third edition includes updated chapters and a new chapter on climate change, encouraging readers to think critically about how they ought to live.
Practical Optimism
Sue Varma
Practical Optimism is an approachable guide to moving through trauma and building inner strength. It teaches you how to overcome obstacles, build genuine relationships, and create a future filled with hope and possibility. Learn how to cultivate a secure sense of self-worth, unleash your natural strengths, and build a life of meaning, purpose, connection, and joy.
Practicing Radical Honesty
Brad Blanton
A guide to living a more authentic and fulfilling life through the practice of radical honesty. This book provides tools and techniques for confronting the past, staying present, and building stronger relationships by telling the truth.
Private Government
Elizabeth Anderson
A radical rethinking of the relationship between private enterprise and the freedom and dignity of workers. It argues that modern industrial firms amount to a system of arbitrary and unaccountable “private government” and “dictatorship”.
Problem Solving 101
Ken Watanabe
A consultant shares a simple yet powerful set of problem-solving tools that anyone can use. This book teaches you how to broaden and organize your thinking about a problem, so that more possible solutions become clear. Learn to approach challenges with a proactive mindset and shape the world in a positive way.
Productive Failure
Manu Kapur
Discover the transformative power of Productive Failure, a groundbreaking approach to learning that embraces failure as a catalyst for deeper understanding and innovation. Drawing on compelling narratives, insightful research, and practical strategies, this book reveals how intentionally designing for failure can unlock profound learning experiences and foster resilience, creativity, and resourcefulness.
Promises to Keep
Joseph Biden
In "Promises to Keep," Joe Biden recounts his life, from his childhood in Scranton, Pennsylvania, to his long and impactful career in the United States Senate. He shares the personal and political challenges he faced, including family tragedies and tough political battles, revealing the principles and values that have guided him. This is a story of resilience, determination, and a deep commitment to public service.
Pulling Yourself Up by Your Own Hair
Marina Milyavskaya
Discover the science-backed secrets to self-motivation and achieve your goals. Learn how to set powerful goals, sustain your momentum, manage competing desires, and leverage social support to transform your life.